Final day to enjoy Inspiration Village

Ottawa –As the final day for Inspiration Village gets underway today, Ottawa 2017 and Mayor Watson, in collaboration with lead partner CIBC, would like to thank residents, visitors, volunteers, artists and partners for their enthusiastic participation in making this free ephemeral entertainment locale a success.

To date, more than 340,000 people have visited the celebration hub in the ByWard Market since it opened on May 20. Of the participants surveyed, 49% were visitors to Ottawa. Inspiration Village has an 87% satisfaction rate.

From noon until 8 pm, the final day will be action-packed with activities and performances in a highly festive atmosphere. View details online.

INSPIRATION VILLAGE BY THE NUMBERS

0 The price of admission to Inspiration Village

5 Gentlemen from the Ottawa Mission who prepared the site every morning before opening to the public

12 Live radio remotes conducted from Inspiration Village

16 Full time exhibitors at Inspiration Village

20 Performances on the tops of the sea containers

23 The average daily temperature from May 20 to September 4 in Ottawa

24 Local exhibitors who showcased their projects, programs and goods at Inspiration Village

34+ National Capital Region companies and organizations that supplied goods and services to the staging of Inspiration Village

41 Sea containers that housed exhibits and activities

44 Planters and flower pots that beautified Inspiration Village

49 Percentage of visitors at the Village from outside the region

87 Percent satisfaction rate of participants surveyed

93 Hours it rained while Inspiration Village was open to the public

94 Exhibitor and event management staff who worked at Inspiration Village over 16 weeks

108 Consecutive days that residents/tourists enjoyed FREE programming

210 Hours it will take to tear-down Inspiration Village

275 Busker performances at Inspiration Village

406 Hours it took to set-up Inspiration Village

486 Hours generously donated by volunteers at Inspiration Village

874 Hours that the public could enjoy FREE programming at Inspiration Village

912 Performances, activities and special events that took place at Inspiration Village

5,000 The weight in pounds of a 20’ sea container at Inspiration Village

8,400 Lego pieces that children could play with at the “Build a Nation Station”

12,000 The weight in pounds of each 2nd level 40’ sea container

12,231 The distance in kilometers (one way) that one artist traveled to perform at Inspiration Village

18,000 Square feet that housed Inspiration Village on York Street

30,000 The weight in pounds of the concrete blocks used to secure the 2 shade sails over the Village

60,000 Mega Bloks that children could play with in the centre of Inspiration Village

340,000+ People who visited Inspiration Village from May 20 to September 4

TOO MANY TO COUNT: The number of people who took pictures of the OTTAWA letters or had their picture taken in front of the OTTAWA letters.

Ottawa 2017 thanks its lead partner CIBC, premier partner Bell, the Government of Ontario (www.ontario.ca/150#ontario150) and the Government of Canada (www.canada.ca/150 #canada150) for their contributions in helping to deliver twelve full months of bold events, immersive experiences and all-out celebrations.